Job 23:10

10But he aknows bthe way that I ctake;
when he has dtried me, I shall come out as gold.

Psalms 66:10-12

10For you, O God, have etested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11You brought us into fthe net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12you let men gride over our heads;
we went through fire and through hwater;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

Proverbs 17:3

3 iThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
jand the Lord tests hearts.

Isaiah 48:10

10Behold, I have refined you, kbut not as silver;
lI have tried
Or  I have chosen
you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 9:7

7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
Behold, nI will refine them and otest them,
for what else can I do, pbecause of my people?

Zechariah 13:9

9And qI will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
rThey will call upon my name,
and sI will answer them.
tI will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

1 Peter 4:12

Suffering as a Christian

12Beloved, do not be surprised at uthe fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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